gobbet
Americannoun
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a fragment or piece, especially of raw flesh.
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a lump or mass.
noun
Etymology
Origin of gobbet
1275–1325; Middle English gobet < Old French: a mouthful, diminutive of gobe. See -et
Example Sentences
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He reached into his Mouth, & removed the Gobbet; & placed the Gobbet on his Plate.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
Gobbet asked if anything was wrong with him.
From Stories from Everybody's Magazine by Various
So we started up the line to rejoin the outfit, leaving Gobbet at Nairobi to finish developing the films.
From Stories from Everybody's Magazine by Various
"I thought this district was so full of big game that you couldn't sleep at night for the lions roaring around you," Gobbet remarked lazily.
From Stories from Everybody's Magazine by Various
Loveless stopped with him, and, as Ulyate was somewhere behind with the ox-wagons and porters, this left Kearton, Gobbet, and myself to ride on by ourselves.
From Stories from Everybody's Magazine by Various
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